Re: Muzzle-loading [TANKS]

["Peter Arundel" <pureteenlard-at-hotmail.com>]

I've shot a flatline barrel and didn't like it. It was no more accurate than 
a normal barrel and the trajectory was weird! Maybe if I had persevered i 
would have sen some benefit but I'll stick with my 14" brass PPS barrels I 
think.


>From: <mxlyons-at-cox.net>
>Reply-To: tanks-at-rctankcombat.com
>To: tanks-at-rctankcombat.com
>CC: adt22-at-drexel.edu
>Subject: Re: Muzzle-loading [TANKS]
>Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 16:44:20 -0500
>
>The reason given was efficient propulsion of the ball, to prevent gas from 
>escaping around it.
>
>The Tippman Flatline barrel is slightly curved and imparts backspin to the 
>ball.  The guys at the local paintball shop I spoke to on Saturday said it 
>doesn't help with long range shooting in the game, because the velocity is 
>so low at that distance that the balls don't break.  (But they might 
>hitting a hard target, like a tank, rather than a padded human).  They said 
>the real advantage is being able to shoot flatter for a given distance, 
>e.g. when shooting under a low-hanging branch.  I later thought I had read 
>that it needs special balls, but I'm not sure.
>
>They showed me another product (BT Paintball Designs Apex Barrel) which has 
>an adjustable plastic tongue that sticks into the top of the barrel near 
>the muzzle.  A plastic ratchet allows the depth to be adjusted from nothing 
>to about 1/8 inch.  (For you shotgunners, it reminded me of a Polychoke.)  
>It cost $100 so I wasn't interested. (I later saw it online for $60.)  It 
>can be rotated for "hook" or "slice" shots, which would allow it to be 
>mounted horizontally in a tank. The fat front part might look good for a 
>tank with a really wide barrel.  No idea if it really makes much 
>difference.
>
>
>---- adt22-at-drexel.edu wrote:
> > I don't claim to be a guru but I think the advice you got was meant for 
>optimizing accuracy in selecting the paint to match your barrel.  That 
>level of accuracy isn't needed in our hobby.
> >
> > Btw, speaking of accuracy, I'll check in with our resident paintball 
>sharpshooter?  Steve, how was the barrel doo-dad you got for human 
>paintball?  (I forgot what its called "flatline killer" or something)
> >
> > -Amir
> >
>...

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